is the

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Midtre Gauldal Municipality Midtre Gauldal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Gauldalen Districts of Norway, region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Støren. ...

Trøndelag Trøndelag (; or is a county and coextensive with the Trøndelag region (also known as ''Midt-Norge'' or ''Midt-Noreg,'' "Mid-Norway") in the central part of Norway. It was created in 1687, then named Trondhjem County (); in 1804 the county was ...

county,

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. The village is located in the Gauldalen valley at the

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of the rivers Gaula and ''Sokna''. Støren is located on the European route E06 highway, about south of the city of

Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

. The junction between the Dovrebanen and Rørosbanen railway lines is at

Støren Station Støren Station () is a railway station located in the village of Støren in Midtre Gauldal Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The station is located at the split between the Dovre Line and the Røros Line, with the former heading south v ...

in the northern part of the village. Støren Church, a school, government services, and commercial and industrial sites are all located in the village. The village has a population (2024) of 2,320 and a

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of . From 1838-1964, the village of Støren was the

of the old Støren Municipality.

Name

The village (and parish/municipality) was named after the old ''Støren'' farm () since the first Støren Church was built there. The first element is which means "pole" or "stake". The word is probably referring to the pointed

headland A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, Jo ...

on which the church is located. The two rivers that form this headland are the Gaula and ''Sokna''. The last element is which means "

meadow A meadow ( ) is an open habitat or field, vegetated by grasses, herbs, and other non- woody plants. Trees or shrubs may sparsely populate meadows, as long as they maintain an open character. Meadows can occur naturally under favourable con ...

" or "

pasture Pasture (from the Latin ''pastus'', past participle of ''pascere'', "to feed") is land used for grazing. Types of pasture Pasture lands in the narrow sense are enclosed tracts of farmland, grazed by domesticated livestock, such as horses, c ...

Media gallery

Støren sentrum (01).JPG, Village centre Størenhallen (3).JPG, Størenhallen Korsen på Støren (3).JPG, School in Støren Støren Hotel (01).JPG, Støren hotel StorenKirke.JPG, Støren Church Storen stasjon Rorosbanen 2008.JPG,

Popular culture

The Norwegian movie '' Bør Børson Jr.'' made Støren famous. In this movie, the

protagonist A protagonist () is the main character of a story. The protagonist makes key decisions that affect the plot, primarily influencing the story and propelling it forward, and is often the character who faces the most significant obstacles. If a ...

, Bør Børson, is visiting a fictional Støren bakery.

References

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